The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-08-01
SEDUCTIVE DRAW Poker.
Ihr Killing Games In which Lay 70
Sums Changed Hands.

Thrilling Games In which Lay 70
4 Sums Changed Hands.
lSt. Paul Globe.l
Manybig poker stories ore told In con.
nection with well known Dakota men,
some Of which may be trre, but most
Of which are inventions. 1t is q fact,
however, that in "ssrly days" there
was big betting in the Territory, and
to sit down with High Roller" as
they were called, from Dakota, meant
agame trom which email fry had bet
ter be absent, Since then times have
changed, the boys have grown steady
ard good, and now q child can plsv
% t"'r VIZ Me y Wnt s1''y
"N pr.; ~ cal .'rG,.
~ E1A, uc,' *. 't Il utta,t
4. r-leU, nis not maua TO figure.
The same is ir1e in large degree Of
itxlnder McKenz e, OF Bismarck,
and Judscn La Moure, Of Pembina.
As stated, mary OF them are pare fic.
ton, and the other day The Pioneer
Prees representative asked Maj. Ed.
wards what proportion Of tbese stories
had founds ion Of truth. He replied
that he presumed there might be some
foundation to portion Of the storiis,
but as q rule they were 81 mutilated
and exaggerated that tvn the re-
ported players failed TO recognize
them. The msjJr was then asked
what was The biggest game or most
remarkable contett over jack-pots he
had ever witnessed.
u have seen some very large
games" taid he. "Once In Washing.
ton, Fernando Wood, Ex-senator
Dorsey, Congressman Sypher, Ser
geant-at-Arms Hooker, and Q noted
politician ON Chicago, and perhaps
another gentleman or two, were In
game at John Obsmberlsin's. Senator
Dorsey opened q eek pot OF several
hundred dollsrc; all stsy ed; Fernando
Wood drew one card; the Chicago
gentleman drew three. Mr.. Wood bet
$1,000; all laid down their hands, in.
sludiDg the opener. Senator Dorsey,
until 1t came to the Chicago man,
who rsised Mr. Wood 5000. Then
Mr.. Wood Looked over his hand
Tor the first time, glanced over his
spectec!ee, and coolly raised the bet
$1,000. The Chicago man, without
hesitation, called, and laid down bis
hand. All he had was lone pair OF
deuces, but be took the pot, as Mr..
Wood had drawn to a four flush and
did not even have pair. There was
some 5000 on the table, which the
Chicago man took ir, and the game
proceeded jest as though nothing had
happened. A couple Of hands were
dealt without any special results.
Then came a jack pot with some $500
in II. One of The nsmel,ss PLAY ers
opened for 500 GU three skies; one or
two stayed; when II rot around TO
Col. Hccker he raised it $500, and all
laid down but the opener; be drew
one card, and the colonel stood pat
and bet SllC0; the opener called; the
colonel bad nolhiog, He was putting
mp his Washington bun against the
country boy-and lost. When the
Chicago gentleman, who had called
Mr.. Woods 5000, saw the way the
country boy sAyed, he said: by
George, that's nerve That was the
heavies! game which i ever cav
played. There was some $4,000
Changed hands that night. l don't
play cards myself, and-am out Of
politics" :
HOW The MAJOR PLAYED.
A gentleman Standing by said: Eyes,
know the mijjr don't know any
thing about cards nowadays anyway |:
but II / am not greatly mistaken, /
saw him In q game once when ,hs
boys used TO draw for large Jack 2ois
quite frequently. IL Is this lest big
game remen her having seen. II was
on the traio going out to Glendlve-s
special carrying Dumber OF excur-
sionists from B smack, at the time the
capital was located. He was in one Of
the coaches with number OF Ladder,
when George Washington Trew, one
Of the old time porter, taid, the boys
want you Ia the baggage car Going
forward, five or Elk parties we're found
surrounding a b K, over which was
stretched an army blanket. As the
door Was opened, Col. \. remarked,
I'll deal you a hand, and here are a
stack Of blues' He picked up the
hand and found three queens; they
took the pot. lrB'Ce OF an hour that
seat wss 5000 ahefd, when Il was
given mp 10 n railWsY lislsl, whosuC-
ceeded in reducing the pile e. chiph
about $500 before the train reached
Gltndive. This was about the live.
liest game | ever witnessed in DA-
kolA."
JUD Ia HcuRE's IxpEHIENcK.
Mayor LsMoure. Of Pemblns, taid
that be thought liVelier game had
been played tight In Fargo. He re
membered one aiteTn Don some four OF
Ave were playing little game In the
city mfntiont d, when a prominent
legal light walked In O the room and
seid he had been hunting Tor the party
for half an hour or more IN have n III
tie game before suppyr lie saId be
bad but half an hour 70 play now, but
In that time be succeeded In drnppipp
$500, ard, said Mr.. LsMoure, Il suess
he ives cad he didD't have more time
10 play"
"There ives some interesting ecenes
down at the Yankton session Of the
Legislature Of 1885," continued Ia
Moure. "TheIe wera down there
.-si.om North Dakota, A'.xindsr Nc.
kenEie, Col. Steele, Sitf 4 Hagsart,
hsj. Edwards and mys-i 4. ~ being
abovel the usual hight nd weight,
and We would occss on,ly lnset 10.
gether and while asay a hal hour
One night there was a little game In
progress at George Brownf, when
Charles Lsvendon came In and asked
II he might take hand. Consent wa
given and he said he would take s39
worth OF chips. They were handed
him, and while he was counting ont
his money he lost every chic. He
said that was too sta a game for him
To ait in and LETT. Then there was Col.
Towner who, during the same session,
opsned q jackpot with three queens,
while one Of the other players drew
10 four alsb, filled, and the Colonel
went broke on his hand"
"Another instspce might be men.